Join the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) program for a night of fun with data at VIZ'D - a friendly data visualization competition! Student teams of 2-3 will compete in 2 rounds: an appetizer and a main course round, similar to the Food Network TV show Chopped. For each round, students will be given a "basket of data" to translate into engaging visualizations, charts, or figures using Excel, Tableau, or R -- your choice! Only the basic skills as taught in QMSS 201 are sufficient to compete, we promise! This event is designed so that even CURRENT QMSS 201 students will be able to successfully participate and compete!

For each round, student teams will present their visuals to a panel of secret QMSS judges and our live student audience for a chance to win some fun U-M- and QMSS-themed prizes. No competitor will leave empty handed! We will even have prizes available to lucky members of our student audience who vote in both rounds.

We are looking for 8 teams of competitors on a first-come, first-served basis. During registration, you can choose to compete or to be part of our live student audience. You will also have the option to sign up with a partner/team already in mind or as a "free agent." We will do our best to pair up all free agents for the competition! We will contact you if you sign up early enough to be locked into a team or to join the competition waitlist and be part of our live voting audience.

Dinner will be provided!

Designed for QMSS students, but open to all U-M students!

Dinner, data, and desirables (prizes) - what more could you want!?